WHERE THERE ARE NO OLD MAIDS.
When a Siamese girl attains the' age of thirty-five without marrying .she is labelled and placed in a privileged class 1 under the special care of the King, who ! binds himself to find a husband, for ! her. His method is delightfully simple. I A prisoner in any one of the Siamese 7 'gaols may gain his pardon-and" release J by marrying one of the mature maidens. i ■ Whether lie is already married or.not is - : of "no great consequence, for in Siam a man is not restrif'tod to one wife.
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Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14435, 29 October 1914, Page 3
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95WHERE THERE ARE NO OLD MAIDS. Thames Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14435, 29 October 1914, Page 3
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